Estimated Costs - College of Law - Graduate & Professional Admissions

JD & LLM Programs, 2012-13
These are the estimated annual expenses for JD and LLM students enrolled for 12 or more semester hours in the fall and spring semesters.

U.S. Citizens & Permanent Residents-Estimated Costs
(International Student Costs)

	Iowa Residents	Nonresidents
Tuition & Fees*	$27,344	$47,792
Books & Supplies	2,300	2,300
Living Expenses**	14,333	14,333
Total	$43,977	$64,425

* This includes the following fees: technology, student activity, student services, student union, building, recreation, arts and cultural events, and health.

** Living expenses reflect the estimated annual student costs of housing, transportation, food, and other personal expenses based on federal financial aid guidelines (family expenses not included), according to the UI Office of Student Financial Aid.

International Students-Estimated Costs
These are the estimated costs of attendance for international students enrolled full-time in the College of Law's JD or LLM programs for the fall and spring semesters.

	International students with 1/4-time or greater graduate assistantships	International students without assistantships
Tuition	$25,608	$46,056
Student Health Fee	237	237
Technology Fee	846	846
Student Activity Fee	69	69
Building Fee	123	123
Student Services Fee	74	74
Student Union Fee	120	120
Arts & Cultural Events Fee	24	24
Recreation Fee	243	243
Orientation Fee	250	250
International Student Fee	140	140
Books & Supplies	2,300	2,300
Health Insurance	253	1,440
Living Expenses	14,333	14,333
Total (in U.S. dollars)	$44,620	$66,255

Students with assistantships
Students holding an assistantship (quarter-time or more) are classified as residents for fee purposes for the terms during which their appointments are held and any adjacent Summer Sessions in which they are enrolled.

Students with dependents
There are additional estimated costs for students with dependents.

Additional Living Expenses
	International students with 1/4-time or greater graduate assistantships	International students without assistantships
For Your Spouse	$3,200	$3,200
For Each Child	$2,500	$2,500

Additional Annual Health Insurance Costs
	International students with 1/4-time or greater graduate assistantships	International students without assistantships
For You and Your Spouse	$1,984	$5,280
For You, Spouse, and Child/ren	$3,445	$8,484
For You and Child/ren	$3,197	$10,908